DIARY-France corporate earnings week ahead Oct 18 (Reuters) - Diary of France (.FCHI) corporate earnings for the week ahead FRANCE EARNINGS Start Date Start Time(GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 24-Oct-2024 BMO DAST.PA Dassault Systemes SE Q3 2024 Dassault Systemes SE Earnings Release 24-Oct-2024 05:30 ORAN.PA Orange SA Q3 2024 Orange SA Earnings Release 25-Oct-2024 05:30 SASY.PA Sanofi SA Q3 2024 Sanofi SA Earnings Release ** All times are listed in AMC - 'After market close', or BMO - 'Before

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds Eiffage, Advent International, Manara Minerals, Saba Infraestructuras Oct 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions, and disposals were reported by 2 000 GMT on Wednesday: * * Spanish parking operator Saba Infraestructuras will be integrated into Belgium-based Interparking after their main shareholders agreed to a merger, the companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

UPDATE 2-Zegona mulls ending Vantage Towers contract over Spain rates, Bloomberg News reports Updates comments from companies in paragraph 4 Oct 16 (Reuters) - Zegona Communications ZEG.L is considering terminating a long-term contract with telecom network provider Vantage Towers over prices charged by the Germany-based company, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: El Al, CSN, Manara Minerals, Sanofi, KKR Oct 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions, and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Wednesday: ** KKR & Co KKR.N is set to launch the sale of Singapore-based Goodpack in a deal that could value the provider of shipping containers and logistics services at around $1.8 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Oct 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions, and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** Spanish bank BBVA BBVA.MC raised the impact on its capital ratio to 38 basis points after it adjusted the hostile takeover offer for its smaller rival Sabadell SABE.MC , it said in a regulatory filing to the U.S.

Orange's Spanish unit hires BNP Paribas to sell fibre network stake, El Confidencial says MADRID, Oct 16 (Reuters) - MasOrange, the Spanish unit of French telecom group Orange ORAN.PA , has hired BNP Paribas to sell its stake in the fibre network it shares with Vodafone Spain, El Confidencial website reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed market sources.

BREAKINGVIEWS-EU champions’ hope will slam into hard M&A reality The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Liam Proud LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Brussels wants European companies to join together and compete with U.S. and Chinese rivals. In many cases, however, national politicians and investors may have different ideas.

BUZZ-JPM stays cautious on Nordic platforms as competition intensifies ** J.P. Morgan remains cautious on Nordic investment platforms Avanza AVANZ.ST and Nordnet SAVE.ST ahead of their Q3 results, noting pressures on net interest income (NII) and elevated operating expenditures ** The broker says in a note that both platforms face challenges in mit

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Avanza Bank, Equinor, FD Technologies Oct 8 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Avanza Bank , Equinor and FD Technologies, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Avanza Bank AVANZ.ST : JP Morgan raises target price to SEK 191 from SEK 190 * Equinor EQNR.OL : HSBC cuts target price to NOK 290 from NOK 302 * FD Technologies Plc FDPF.L : Peel Hunt raises target price to 1,819p from 1,361p * HSBC Holdings Plc HSBA.

BUZZ-Bouygues falls on 2026 outlook cut, while its new B2C offer weighs on Orange ** Shares in French telecom operator Orange ORAN.PA fall 2.8% after Bouygues BOUY.PA said its telecom unit would launch a new consumer-focused brand B.iG as part of a strategy shift ** Bouygues shares drop 4.2% after it also lowered 2026 sales and profit expectations

UPDATE 2-France's Orange to exit New York Stock Exchange Adds spokesperson comments in paragraphs 3-4 Sept 25 (Reuters) - French telecom operator Orange ORAN.PA intends to delist its shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), it said on Wednesday, citing the financial and administrative requirements of the secondary listing. "The decision to voluntarily delist from the NYSE and to deregister from the SEC was made after careful consideration by the board of directors, taking into account the

France's Orange to exit New York Stock Exchange Sept 25 (Reuters) - French telecom operator Orange ORAN.PA announced on Wednesday its intention to delist its shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), citing the financial cost of this secondary listing. "This decision is expected to have no impact on Orange's clients and partners or its commercial presence in U.S.," the group said.

Orange to cut 35 jobs at its video services unit in France By Gianluca Lo Nostro Sept 20 (Reuters) - French telecoms operator Orange ORAN.PA said on Friday it would cut 35 jobs in France at its video services and pay TV subsidiary Viaccess-Orca as part of an ongoing restructuring plan. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Last year Orange launched a new strategic plan - the first under CEO Christel Heydemann - called "Lead the future", aimed at consolidating its digital services while at the same time launching a

BRIEF-Thirty-five jobs to be cut in restructuring at Viaccess-Orca, says telecoms company Orange Sept 20 (Reuters) - Orange SA ORAN.PA : THERE IS A RESTRUCTURING PLAN AT COMPANY VIACCESS-ORCA WHICH WILL RESULT IN 35 JOB POSTS BEING CUT Further company coverage: ORAN.PA Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Gianluca Lo Nostro

BREAKINGVIEWS-UK dials up fresh signal of telco M&A optimism The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Pierre Briancon BERLIN, Sept 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Vodafone VOD.L and Three “don’t agree” with the Competition and Markets Authority on a crucial point of their $19 billion merger - that it may end up increasing the monthly mobile bills of the third and fourth biggest UK telcos’ millions of consumers.

REFILE-UPDATE 2-Ericsson forms company with 12 telcos to sell network software Fixes syntax in paragraph 1 Verizon, Reliance Jio, Deutsche Telekom joins new venture Ericsson will hold 50% of venture, rest by telecom providers Ericsson says venture has fully funded business plan for 3 years Investors committed initial funding, Series B funding if needed By Supantha Mukherjee, Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Ericsson ERICb.ST said on Thursday it had created a joint venture to sell so

BRIEF-Orange Issues A EUR 600 Mln 10.3-Year Bond At 3.250% Sept 10 (Reuters) - Orange SA ORAN.PA : PRESS RELEASE: ORANGE ISSUES NEW BONDS FOR A TOTAL NOTIONAL OF 600 MILLION EUROS ORANGE SA - ORANGE ISSUES A EUR 600 MILLION 10.3-YEAR BOND AT 3.250% Source text for Eikon: ID:nGNE3GDlSF Further company coverage: ORAN.PA

UPDATE 1-Spain's MasOrange plans to cut up to 795 jobs, 10% of workforce Adds comment from MasOrange MADRID, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Spain's largest mobile operator MasOrange, which is partly owned by France's Orange ORAN.PA , plans to cut up to 795 jobs, or around 10% of the workforce, union UGT and the company said on Tuesday. The company which resulted of a merger between Orange's local unit and Spanish rival MasMovil earlier this year and has more than 30 million mobile customers, expects to gene

Spain's MasOrange plans to cut up to 795 jobs, union UGT says MADRID, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Spain's largest mobile operator MasOrange, which is partly owned by France's Orange ORAN.PA , plans to cut up to 795 jobs, union UGT said on Tuesday. The company which resulted of a merger between Orange's local unit and Spanish rival MasMovil earlier this year and has more than 30 million mobile customers, expects to generate synergies, or savings, of more than 490 million euros ($541.89 million) per year b

BRIEF-Orange Reaches Strategic Agreement With Real Madrid To Become Club's New Telecommunications Partner July 29 (Reuters) - Orange SA ORAN.PA : REACHES A STRATEGIC AGREEMENT WITH REAL MADRID TO BECOME THE CLUB'S NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS PARTNER OPERATOR WILL BE NEW "REAL MADRID TELECOMMUNICATIONS PARTNER" FOR THE NEXT THREE SEASONS AGREEMENT INCLUD